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According to reports coming out of Mexico, Marco Nazareth (4-4, 3KOs), 23-years-old, has passed away as a result of injuries that he suffered during the stoppage loss to welterweight prospect Omar Chavez last Saturday in Mexico. It was the second time Nazareth and Chavez fought.
Light heavyweight Nathan Cleverly (17-0, 7KOs) is being compared by many British pundits to Joe Calzaghe. Some are calling him the next Calzaghe. The current BBBofC British and Commonwealth (British Empire) champion is making a real name for himself on the British boxing scene.
Bill Emes heads out to Montreal, Canada to attend the memorial services for Arturo Gatti. Emes speaks with Micky Ward, Lucian Bute, Jean Pascal and others who give their thoughts on the fallen former champion.
Witter and Hatton have had their fair share of verbal sparring over the years, with the Hitman claiming he would never give his fellow Brit a payday. And Witter has landed a fresh body blow by insisting Hatton should retire following his two-round demolition at the hands of Manny Pacquiao. He added: "Hatton should hang his gloves up. He's made his money and should retire, although I don't think he's going to as he'll try and get the Khan fight. "He's capable of winning if he can pin Khan down in four rounds. But if he doesn't he's going to lose on points and be made to look stupid.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has once again displayed his race baiting antics and his ignorant way of thinking. During a recent video interview with CBS Sports, Mayweather made some wild race baiting comments about white fighters in the sport of boxing. According to Mayweather, there are no white fighters dominating in the sport of boxing and due to that lack of domination, they got together and started mixed martial arts. Those comments were a direct response to his thoughts on the UFC 103 pay-per-view, which goes head-to-head with his pay-per-view bout with Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19.
In one of the most anticipated fights of the year, Manny Pacquiao will challenge WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao and Cotto reached a deal on Monday and the fight was announced by their mutual promoter, Top Rank.
As many expected, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto extended his contract with Top Rank as part of the deal to land a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Several months ago, Cotto became angry with Top Rank's support of Antonio Margarito, who had his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission. He told outlets that he would explore his options at the end of the year, when his contract was expected to run out.
Undefeated junior middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0-1, 29KOs) will likely return in September or October of this year. Chavez was set to headline Top Rank's Latin Fury 10 pay-per-view this Saturday against Jason Lehoullier. He suffered a rib injury during his training camp in Big Bear, California and was forced to withdraw from the contest.
According to Manny Pacquiao's lawyer Franklin Gacal and adviser Mike Koncz, the Filipino fighter has agreed to the contract terms for a fight with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. HBO pay-per-view will televise. According to the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao spoke with Top Rank's Bob Arum over the weekend to close the deal. The fight takes place at a catch-weight of 145-pounds.
It's being reported in Mexico that Hugo Cazares has landed a title opportunity and will face WBA "regular" super flyweight champion Nobuo Nashiro (13-1, 8KOs) on September 23 in Tokyo, Japan. Vic Darchinyan is the WBA's "super" champion at the weight.